Free Vending Machines For The Homeless Coming To New York And Other Major Cities

Charity organization, Action Hunger, has come up with a ground-breaking idea to dispense food and toiletries to the homeless. The organization plans to stock free vending machines with everyday necessities such as: water, fruit, sandwiches, light snacks, lotion, socks, toothpaste, etc. Each machine will reportedly allow up to 100 homeless people to receive three items per day.

The vending machines will be able to be accessed by homeless people who have received a chip-based key card. According to The New York Post, the pilot program that will launch the machines will commence in Nottingham, in the United Kingdom. The New York Post states that the BBC has reported that Action Hunger “has plans to install similar vending machines for the homeless in other big cities like London, New York City, Seattle, and Los Angeles.”